THERMODYNAMICS: THE FIRST LAW

Chapter 7 Thermochemistry General Chemistry 10th Ed. R. H. Petrucci, F. G. Herring, J. D. Madura & C. Bissonnette

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INTRODUCTION
Energy maintains life (human body temperature control, thinking, etc.) Access to energy is one of the major problems facing humanity

Thermodynamics: the study of the transformations of energy from one form into another The first law of thermodynamics: it is concerned with keeping track of energy changes The second law of thermodynamics: it explains why some chemical reactions take place but others do not Statistical thermodynamics: the interpretation of the laws of thermodynamics in terms of the average behavior of the large numbers of atoms and molecules that make up a typical (bulk) sample it relates atoms/molecules to bulk properties
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SYSTEMS, STATES, AND ENERGY

Heat and work: (i) fundamental concepts of thermodynamics; (ii) two ways in which energy can be transferred

7.1 Systems
Thermodynamics studies how energy is transformed from one form into another and transferred from one place to another System: the region in which we are interested place where a process occurs Surroundings: everything else The system and surroundings make up the universe The only part of the universe significantly affected by a process is the sample we measure changes in the sample and its immediate surroundings
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Open system: it can exchange both matter and energy with the surroundings Closed system: it has a fixed amount of matter, but can exchange energy with the surroundings Isolated system: it has no contact with the surroundings

7.2 Work and Energy

Work, w: the process of achieving motion against an opposing force Work required to move an object a distance, d, against an opposing force, F:

w=F d
Energy: the capacity of a system to do work SI unit of work and energy: the joule, J; 1 J = 1 kgm2s2

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Important: (i) If a system can do a lot of work (on the surroundings), it possesses a lot of energy; (ii) when a system does work on the surroundings, its capacity to do work is reduced, so its energy has fallen (e.g. a hot compressed gas can do more work than the same gas after it has expanded and cooled it possesses more energy initially); (iii) when work is done on a system, then its capacity to do work and its energy has increased Internal energy, U: the total store of energy in a system Important: (i) we cannot measure the absolute value of U of a system it includes the energies of all the atoms, their electrons, and the components of their nuclei; (ii) we can measure changes in internal energy, U Change of property X, X:

X = X final X initial
A negative value of X: the value of X has decreased A positive value of X: the value of X has increased Important: We always show the sign of X; we write X = +15 J or X = 15 J
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7.3 Expansion Work

Two kinds of work: (i) expansion work the work arising from a change in the volume of a system (e.g. a gas expanding in a cylinder fitted with a piston pushes out against the atmosphere); (ii) non-expansion work the work that does not involve a change in volume of the system (e.g. a chemical reaction in a battery can do non-expansion work by causing an electrical current to flow) Table: Varieties of Work

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Analysis of expansion work: The work done by a system consisting of a gas in a cylinder; (ii) the external pressure, Pex, provides the force opposing expansion; (iii) Pex = const when the piston is pressed on by the atmosphere Work done upon expansion: w = Pex A d = Pex V When a system expands, it loses energy V is positive and w is negative

w = Pex V
Important: (i) Equation applies to all system (liquids, solids); (ii) it applies only when Pex = const Observation: The internal energy of the system decreases because some energy is lost as work when the system expands (hence a negative sign!) SI unit: 1 Pa m3 = 1 kg m1 s2 1 m3 = 1 kg m2 s2 = 1 J Free expansion: expansion against Pex = 0 w = 0; a system does no expansion work when it expands into a vacuum no opposing force
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Example: Water expands when it freezes. How much work does 100. g of water do when it freezes at 0C and pushes back the metal wall of a pipe that exerts an opposing pressure of 1070 atm? The densities of water and ice at 0C are 1.00 gcm3 and 0.92 gcm3, respectively. Solution: w = Pex V = Pex (Vi Vw) Volume change: V = Vi Vw = mi/di mw/dw = m(1/di 1/dw) mi = mw = m

V = 100 (1/0.92 1/1.00) = 100 (1.087 1.00) = 8.7 cm3 V = 8.7 cm3 = 8.7 106 m3 Pex = 1070 1.01325 105 Pa w = Pex V = (1070 1.01325 105) 8.7 106 m3 = 940 J Answer: w = 0.94 kJ

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Reversible process: (i) a process that can take place in either direction (the system is very close to equilibrium); (ii) a process that can be reversed by an infinitely small change in a variable

Reversible expansion: (i) expansion of an ideal gas against a changing external pressure at T = const; (ii) Pex differs by a finite (measurable) amount from the pressure of the system Pex P but we accept that Pex = P; (iii) at T = const, P falls as it expands to achieve reversible expansion, Pex must be reduced in step: at every stage Pex is the same as P (see Figure); (iv) to calculate w, we have to take into account the gradual reduction in Pex (the external opposing force changes) For an infinitesimal change in volume, dV:

dw = Pex dV
Pex = P PV = nRT P = nRT/V at each stage of expansion
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dw =

nRT dV V

The total work done is the sum (integral) of these infinitesimal contributions as the volume changes from Vi to Vf:

w= n RT

Vf

dV Vi V
w = n R T ln Vf Vi

The work done by the system as it expands is equal to the area beneath the ideal gas isotherm lying between Vi and Vf (see Figure)

Important: The work is done at the expense of the internal energy of the system (U decreases by U = w)

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Example: A cylinder of volume 2.00 L contains 0.100 mol He(g) at 30C. Which process does more work on the system, compressing the gas isothermally to 1.00 L with a constant external pressure of 1.00 atm or compressing it reversibly and isothermally to the same final volume? Solution: Irreversible compression w = Pex V = 1.00 1.01325 105 (1.0 103) w = +101 J Reversible compression w = n R T ln (Vf/Vi) = 0.1 8.314 303 ln(1/2) w = +174 J Answer: The reversible compression does more work on the system (U increases).

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7.4 Heat
Heat: the energy transferred as a result of a temperature difference The internal energy of a system (its capacity to do work) can be changed by (i) doing work on the surroundings (or the surroundings do work on the system) or (ii) transferring energy to or from the surroundings as heat Observation: Energy flows as heat from a high T region to a low T region (the system cannot be thermally insulating for energy flow to occur)

Heat is not a substance and does not flow what is heat (what is transferred)? The thermal energy of a system is the sum of Ep and Ekin arising from the chaotic thermal motion of atoms, ions, and molecules The flowing of energy due to a T difference is the transfer of the energy of thermal motion, the energy associated with the random motion of molecules q: the energy transferred to/from a system as heat
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When U of the system is changed by transferring energy as heat U = q Observation: (i) If energy enters a system as heat, U of the system increases and q is positive; (ii) if energy leaves the system as heat, U of the system decreases and q is negative

Energy transferred as heat (like any energy) is measured in joules, J Biochemistry: a unit still widely used is the calorie, cal; 1 cal is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1C The modern definition: 1 cal = 4.184 J

Nutrition: the calorie, Cal, is 1 kilocalorie (kcal)

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7.5 The Measurement of Heat

Change in U is monitored by measuring heat produced/absorbed by a process Analysis: System and surroundings are separated by a wall Adiabatic wall: the wall is thermally insulating (e.g. a vacuum flask with a silvered surface) heat cannot be transferred across it even if T = Tsys Tsurr 0 Important: An adiabatic system is not isolated energy can be transferred to/from a system as work in a closed adiabatic system U = w Diathermic wall: the wall permits the transfer of energy as heat Diathermic system does not lose energy as work: an influx of energy through the walls raises Tsys analysis of Tsys is a way to monitor the heat transferred and to infer the change in U Heat capacity, C: it is used to convert T into energy
C= q heat supplied = T temperature rise produced
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Important: Heat capacity is an extensive property: the larger the sample, the more heat is required to raise its T by a given amount

Specific heat capacity, Cs: the heat capacity divided by the mass of the sample

Cs =

C m

Molar heat capacity, Cm: the heat capacity divided by the amount (in moles) of the sample

Cm =

C n

Water: The specific heat capacity of liquid water at room temperature is 4.184 J(C)1g1, or 4.184 JK1g1, and its molar heat capacity is 75 JK1mol1

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Important: We can relate the energy supplied to the system to: (i) its mass, its specific heat capacity and the temperature rise or (ii) its amount (in moles), its molar heat capacity and the temperature

q = m Cs T q = n Cm T

Example: Potassium perchlorate, KClO4, is used as an oxidizer in fireworks. Calculate the heat required to raise the temperature of 10.0 g of KClO4 from 25C to an ignition temperature of 900C. The specific heat capacity of KClO4 is 0.8111 JK1g1. Solution: q = m Cs T = 10 0.8111 (900 25) = 7097 J Answer: q = 7.1 kJ

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Calorimeter: (i) A device used to measure transfers of energy as heat; (ii) the heat transfer is monitored by recording the change in T that it produces; (iii) the heat capacity of the calorimeter (calorimeter constant, Ccal) needs to be known; (iv) Ccal is determined by calibration: the calorimeters heat capacity is measured by supplying a known quantity of heat and noting the resulting rise in T (Ccal = q/T) Figure: A bomb calorimeter Example: A small piece of calcium carbonate was placed in a calorimeter whose Ccal = 488 J C1 (it was determined with 0.100 L of another aqueous solution), and 0.100 L of dilute hydrochloric acid was poured over it. The temperature of the calorimeter rose by 3.57C. What is the value of U for the reaction of the hydrochloric acid with the calcium carbonate? Solution: q = Ccal T = 488 3.57 = 1742 J

Heat is released at the expense of internal energy, thus U = q Answer: U = 1.74 kJ

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7.6 The First Law

The internal energy changes as a result of both work and heat (e.g. a spark ignites the mixture of gasoline vapor and air in the internal combustion engine of a moving automobile, the vapor burns and expands, transferring energy to its surroundings as both work and heat) The change in U of a closed system is the net result of both kinds of transfers

U = q + w

(*)

Observation: (i) Both heat and work are means of transferring energy and thereby changing U of a system; (ii) the fundamental molecular difference between work and heat: (a) when energy is transferred as work, the system moves molecules in the surroundings in a definite direction; (b) during the transfer of energy as heat, the molecules of the surroundings are moved in random directions but more vigorously (T rises rms increases)
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Example: An automobile engine does 520 kJ of work and loses 220 kJ of energy as heat. What is the change in the internal energy of the engine? Treat the engine, fuel, and exhaust gases as a closed system. Solution: System does work on the surroundings: U1 = w = 520 kJ It also loses heat to the surroundings: Answer: Total internal energy change: U2 = q = 220 kJ

U = U1 + U2 = 740 kJ

Eq. (*) is a complete statement: the only way to change U of such a system is to transfer energy into/from it as heat or as work If the system is isolated (no contact with the surroundings), then the internal energy cannot change at all First law of thermodynamics: The internal energy of an isolated system is constant
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State function: a property that depends only on the current state of the system and is independent of how that state was prepared U is a state function P, V, T and d of a system are also state functions Figure: If we took 100 g of water at 25C and raised its temperature to 60C, its internal energy would change by a certain amount. If we took the same mass of water at 25C and heated it to boiling, vaporized it, condensed the vapor, and then allowed the water to cool to 60C, the net change in the internal energy of the water would be exactly the same as if we had heated it to 60C in one step. Important: Work done by a system is not a state function it depends on the path Analysis: A gas expands at T = 25C through 100 cm3 by two different paths: (i) against an external force (Pex 0), so w = PexV and (ii) against vacuum (Pex = 0), so w = 0 the change in the state of the gas is the same in each case, but the work done by the system is different
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Important: Heat is not a state function Analysis: We raise the temperature of 100 g of water from 25C to 30C. (i) The energy is supplied as heat by using an electric heater; the heat required is: q = (4.18 JC1g1) (100 g) (5C) = +2 kJ; (ii) the temperature is raised by stirring the water vigorously with paddles until 2 kJ of work has been supplied all the energy required is transferred as work; none is supplied as heat, so q = 0 Example: Suppose that 2.00 mol CO2 at 2.00 atm and 300 K is compressed isothermally and reversibly to half its original volume before being used to produce soda water. Calculate w, q, and U by treating the CO2 as an ideal gas. Solution: w = n R T ln (Vf/Vi) = 2.0 8.314 300 ln(1/2) = 3460 J = 3.46 kJ Isothermal process (T = const) U = w + q U = 0

q = w = + 3.46 kJ

Answer: U = 0; w = 3.46 kJ; q = +3.46 kJ

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